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OPINIONS DAILY TIMES-CAZETTE EDITORIAL PACE FEATURES THE DAILY TIMES.GAZETTE OSHAWA \ WHITBY T.aE OSHAWA TIMES . (Established 1871) THE WHITBY GAZETTE AND CHRONICLE '(Established 1863) ' ' MEMBER OF THE CANADIAN PRESS . The Canadian Press is exclusively entitled to the use for . republication of all news despatches credited to it or to The Associated * Press or Reuters in this paper and also the local news published : therein. All rights of republicatior. of special despatches herein are also reserved. ' , Net Paid Circulation Average Per Issue 7,91 5 NOVEMBER, 1947 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1947 Playing Santa Claus While the Red Cross is often associated with the activi- ties it carries on in wartime, its work is also synonymous with peace. At this season of the year its members both,old and young are more active than at any time of the year planning to make Christmas a brighter day for those who might otherwise feel a wee bit left out of things. : One of the main items on their list is the parties for the patients of D.V.A. hospitals, sanatoria and convalescent homes. Branches at Kingston, Windsor, Ottawa, Brantford, Kitchener and London have plans that run all the way from the usual turkey dinner to music and dancing. Toronto Branch have holiday arrangements for all the boys and girls at Sunnybrook, Red Chevron, Christie Street, the Soldiers' Club, Chorley Park and Divadale. ; : Junior Red Cross were out and at it early this year. By November they had their gifts bought and packed for the children of England. Many little eyes will glow at the sight of the dolls, stuffed animals and gaily wrapped games that helped fill these bundles for Britain. : In this, the season of "Peace on Earth", the Red Cross ~ fdevotes much of its peacetime programme to making it a better season of "goodwill towards men." Just how much this extra effort actually means can be heard in the laughter of the children--read in the letter that will come from the 'Mothers in England and felt in the warm handclasp of the weary pain racked veteran. These are the tangible things that say "thank you" and make the Red Cross workers throughout the province feel a deeper and more true spirit 'of Christmas. ; Immigration Picking Up Immigration to Canada during October of this year showed an increase of '87 per cent. over the influx of new citizens during the same month a year ago, according to atest statistics released by the Immigration Branch of the Department of Mines and Resources. Total immigration for the month was 8,941, as com- pared to the figure of 4,760 for October, 1946. Worthy of note was a rise of 2,491 in the total of immigrants from the British Isles, this year's October total being 5,231, as against 2,740 for the corresponding month a year ago. : Apart from the British Isles, the total for European races was 2,696, an increase of 1,773 over the October, 1946, total of 923. ! Indicating a marked upswing in the flow of Canadian citizens returning after having resided in the United States, the total number returned during the ten months ended October 31, was 7,774, an ncrease of 3,858 over the figure of 8,916 for a similar period in 1946. Rehabilitation Progress pressure Also that the government will i pularize the : Without much fanfare the Department of Veterans | Affairs has been carrying on a wonderful work since the | cessation of hostilities lending a helping hand to the men and women who served in the armed forces. Through the | efforts of the Department thousands are today firmly estab- lished in husiness. or on farms well on the way to becoming useful citizens. In a recent report the Department stated that in the fiscal year of 1946-47 a total of $592,000 was paid by the Department in the form of re-establishment credits; and that there was no evidence that there had been any wide- spread dissipation of this money. Under the terms of the War Service Grants Act, veterans have made down payments on urban homes of almost $45,000,000--$33,000,000 of this from their re-establishment | credit. When it is taken into account that these down pay- ments represent perhaps not more than 259% of the selling price of the property, it means that Canadian veterans have committed themselves to the purchase of very close to $200,000,000 worth of urban real estate. In addition to this, through the Veterans' Land Act they own rural properties | valued at a figure in the neighbourhood of $125,000,000. It gives them a very real stake in this country's future. It stamps them as home conscidus citizens. Their record in universities and vocational training institutions across the country is equally impressive, with universities reporting the vast majority of university scholar- ships and prizes won by veterans and with the employers of Canada commending those graduates of vocational training institutions who have entered their employ. «» Figures indicate that close to 989% of men and women | who'served in World War II are either employed, training for employment or have found their niche in businesses or professions of their own. : Every city in Canada has its quota of new businesses | commenced by young veterans through assistance given by Canada's rehabilitation legislation. The majority of these businesses are proving successful. The best advice is that the mortality rate in these businesses Started by young | veterans will be much less than in the normal small business | enterprise. We do not have complete statistics of the number | ....--of small businessees started but veterans have made use of | approximately $19,000,000 of re-establishment credit either | for the purchase or commencement of a business or to! provide working capital for the business or profession they | already owned. - RE By HAROLD DINGMAN Ottawa Correspondent Ottawa, Dec. 19. -- Schoolchild- ren jampacked an Ottawa theatre the other day for a quiz contest. "Who was the president of the United States during the war?" was the first question. "Roosevelt," chorused the kids. "What was his first name?" A long sileence greeted this and the children stirred uneasily. Final ly a thin voice piped: "Eleanor." ANTI-U.S. FEELING GROWS -- The pre-Christmas session of Par- liament revealed a growing anti- American feeling in Canadian po- litical life. Debate on the Genera pacts and the so-called austerity program brought criticism of the US. from three parties--Socialists, Social Crediters and Progressive Conservatives. Mr. Coldwell: "We are in danger of 'falling more and more under the domination of the United States." John Blackmore (SC Leader): "Why is it the United States con- stitutes such a danger to various nations of the world?" He ans- wered his own question----U.S. ec- onomic power and size. T. L. Church, a Toronto Tory: "The trouble is that we have sur- rendered all along too much poli- tical, financial, economic, military and social power to Washington." +Howard Green, Vancouver PC: "We are driftihg into dependence on the United States." He said that as a result "Canada now has to go the U.S. on bended knee and ask for a loan." Cecil Merrit, Vancouver P.C.: U.S. had prevented Canada from devaluating the Canadian dol- lar. DEVALUATION COMING -- Some longheads on Parliament Hill are still willing to gamble that the government will devalue the dollar "at least ten per cent" before long. toss overboard a part of its restrictions program. Criticism of the economic advis- ers of the Finance Department is growing daily. One member has publicly demanded that four of the advisers be called before a com- mittee of Parliament and question- ed as to the policies they advocat- ed and which the government has followed. It is unlikely that the four will be summoned unless briefly be- fore the Public Accounts Commit- tee. ANOTHER $5,000 GONE -- There goes another $5,000 of your tax money. The government has hired a publicity man (another!) to po- income taxes. You have to pay your taxes anyway, and it Is hardly likely you'll ever like the business, but some brasshat has decided to pad the payroll. The appointment was not made through the Civil Service Commis- slon which is the non-political body supposed to approve all additions to the government payroll. The first morning he was on duty Richard Jackson, political reporter for the Ottawa Journal, phoned him. "How much are you being paid?" inquired the reporter. "That's none of your business," answered the publicity man. Jack- son reminded him the taxpayers had a few--just a few--rights left. Among them was the right to know how much it cost to hire such men. The publicity man later~phoned back meekly. "I get $5000," he said. Taxpayers can judge whether they get their money's worth, DOG-WALKERS (Edmonton Journal) The latest advance in civilization is a New York firm known as "Ca- nine Walkers Inc," which under- takes to "walk your dog any time of day or night." The Flagpole Sitter ' The New York Times ® Other Editors EAT, DRINK, AND BE MERRY (Peterborough Examiner) A loaf of bread costs 13 cents. A quart of milk costs 17 cents. A pound of butter costs 70 cents. Ladies and gentlemen, for the sum of one dollar, one small dollar, one good dollar, one Canadian dol- lar, you may buy a loap of bread, a pound of butter and a quart of milk. Stock up now, ladies and gentlemen, while these bargain prices last. RIGHT LEVEL AT 90 (Port Arthur News-Chronicle) There is renewed talk of devalu- ing the Canadian dollar. "If lower- ing the value of the Canadian dol- lar to 90 cents will bring prosperity, why not reduce the dollar down to 80 cents and bring twice as much prosperity?" asks the Windsor Daily Star. Because when water finds its level that's it. The level of the Canadian dollar is indicated by New York prices which are present- ly around 90 cents. CANADA PROVIDES A HAVEN (Windsor Star) Refused permanent admittance to the United States, 33 Estonians who landed at Savannah, Georgia, after crossing the Atlantic in a 40-foot sailing vessel, are to be admitted to Canada. They could not stay in the United States because that | country's quota for persons of Es- tonian origin is filled. Canadian immigration officials have shown commendable imagina- | tion and initiative, more than their | counterparts in Washington who are tied up in quota red tape. | JUST THE NAME IS THE SAME (Northern Miner) The devalued dollar served us well for seven years, For ten years | before that our dollar was at a fluc. tuating discount with the American. | There is no reason to believe that | the two moneys have the same | value. Their only similarity is in| the name. The Finance Depart- ment has experimented for 18 months with a par dollar; for Ca- nada it has been a disastrous fail- ure. We should follow the course of '39, when our money was plac- ed at a discount with U.S. money "to safeguard Canada's financial interests." | FARM LIFE (Guelph Mercury) Farm life has its drawbacks and | also its compensations. Not the | least of the latter is the fine spirit | of friendship that is so apparent in most rural communities, where ® Pinseal-grained Plastic! ® Black, Brown! : PHONE - 1036 9 PLASTIC BAGS | | | | | | | | | there is interest in the welfare of each and every household, and) where sympathy goes far beyond mere lip-service. It might not be a bad idea if urban residents could capture some of the neighborhood spirit that is so frequently display- ed along the concession lines, mak- ing farm life. mueh more pleasant and much more agreeable than it is sometimes pictured. e A Bible Thought The only Hope of the world na- tionally: "Unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given: and the government shall be upon His, shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Fath- er, the Prince of Peace. Of the in- crease of His government and peace there shall be no end. . .." (Isa. 9: 6,17) --and individually: "Unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." '(Luke 2:11.) ® 45 Years Ago East Whitby Township Coun- cil authorized payment of $50 bounty to A. M. Farewell on 20 rods of wire fence. F. Hindes and J. Stork received $30 and $10 respectively for the same reason. W. G. McCalpin, the new un- dertaker, secured his funeral car and wagon from Toronto. Com- mented The Vindicator: "He is now fully prepared to do under- taking and eflbalming, also pis ture framing and upholstering." E. R. Eddy, Brooklin teacher, left for Denver, Colorado, to be treated for a serious illness. A lecture on Mozart was deliv- ered by P. H, Punshon at the Presbyterian Church. Mozart's private life and his musical mas- terpieces were reviewed by Mr. Punshon and music on the pro- gram was all composed by the young genius, Dr. Hoig was sche. duled to talk about the Hanseat- ic League at the next meeting. C.CF. MEMBERS IN SENATE? (St. Catharines Standard) There are now ten vacancies in the Senate of Canada, and the ap- pointments are the supreme pre- rogative of the Prime Minister, Wouldn't that body be more useful and efficient if it were kept up to strength? And if the CCF supports the government so loyally in the clinches, shouldn't its membership secure representation in the Upper Chamber? That might be hersy to a great many, but wouldn't it be equity? + "Quality Furniture at Lowest Prices" 00:3 400:) ele) Fveryvthing for the Home 20 CHURCH ST. » Oshawa n Time for Christmas Giving! Z" SPRING-FILLED MATTRESSES 4.98 Here s"a~Ohristmas Gift from us to you. Just imagine this brand new billowy, soft, spring-filled mattress for so little. Talk about a bargain, this is really "it". Make no mistake about it this is Extra Special Large selection of CHILDREN'S TOYS Reduced to HALF PRICE! ideal gift for the home. Timited Extra quantity! Special .... SPECIAL! METAL ~egular $4.95 Value. Very Special =. coc evsis Cash and Carry © $1.99 SPECIAL! KINDERGARDEN SETS Table and Two Chairs. Regular Value $5.95 Extra Special! ........ Very Sturdy $3.49 : H : 3 A RD DER SR SO AE I AAD IAD 1 would described "To the outstanding services of the men and women of our Staff, E== ONE BIG ASSET our latinee 5 CAN'T SHOW. - (BN J like once again to pay tribute," said B. C. Gardner in his general manager's report to B of M shareholders. Pointing out that the volume of counter transactions handled by the Staff dur- ing the past year had surpassed all previous records and that the Bank's deposit accounts now exceeded more than 1,600,000, Mr. Gardner the measures being taken to speed services to customers and to lighten the heavy burden on the Stuf. "We are," he said, "continuing to carry out further mechanization in connection with routine transactions and are adopting new and revised working methods to expedite business. "We have a group of routine organization officers who visit 1 ht A BEAUTIFUL THREE-COM- PARTMENT HANDBAG, to swing smartly from your shoulder! Madé 5598 | | with inside zipper; fitted with change purse and mirror. Lined with smooth Rayon Bengaline. Note attractive gilt-metal look and the adjustable strap. Grand for Gift-giving! STORE HOURS--OPEN EVENINGS FRIDAY, DEC. 19--UNTIL 9 P.M. SAT., DEC. .20---UNTIL 9 P.M. MONDAY, DEC. 22--1INTTIY, 0 pM TUESDAY, DEC. 23--UNTIL 9 P.M. WED., DEC, 24--UNTIL 6 P.M. ZELLER'S LIMITED , 21 SIMCOE ST. SOUTH I HIS asset is the Bank of Montreal family . z . 8,970 men and women who are working with the million and a half Canadians who bank at the Bof M. No amount in dollars can ever express the value of this asset. Yet, of its nearly two billion in resources, no asset of the Bank of Montreal is so productive as these people who daily serve their customers -- just as Bof M people before them have served on every business day since November 3rd, 1817. Behind this asset is the accumulated experience of 130 yedrs. Through five genera- tions, the experience of the original staff of seven has multiplied as the B of M family has grown in strength and numbers. Each member of this family is a distinct thousand of them make the B of M. Tufte personality + . + together, nearly nine branches periodically and assist Mana- gers and Staff in improving routine methods. "As an additional aid to staff training, we have recently estab- lished a school at Head Office and we hope to extend this form of instruction . . . "The organization and arrangements relating to the development, the progress and the welfare of our Staff are under continuous and careful study, and I know of no feature of our business that has been given more care and consideration over the past year. *... to my immediate associates...and to the entire Staff I wish to express my sincere thanks for their loyalty and devotion and for their efforts in maintaining and im- = 1 | proving the services which we render to our customers and to, ge! the community at large." 9 BANK oF MONTREAL 1817 Ww HANK 1947,